links for 2008-01-30

drunkard’s path quilt - Google Image Search
I am in love with a certain quilt pattern named “drunkard’s path.” Most nice ones seem to be hundreds of dollars - maybe I should learn how to make one.
(tags: quilt pattern)

links for 2008-01-29

YouTube - Indian Sweet Child of Mine
“Indian Sweet Child of Mine”
(tags: rock sitar axl music youtube humor cool indian)

tres on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
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Taken in Blacksburg, Virginia (See more photos here)
37°14′ 37″ N, 80°25′ 52″ W37.243619-80.431015
I can not explain the popularity of this photo. Maybe it’s because it APPEARS super-imposed but it’s not. [...]

links for 2008-01-28

A dream of a new life gone horribly wrong
“Ms. Cisowski had told him to wait for her at the baggage carousel when he arrived and told him that if he felt lost he should find Polish people. They would always be there to help him, she said. Those would be her last words to him.”
(tags: [...]

links for 2008-01-26

YouTube - President BUSH PARDON’s HIMSELF against POTENTIAL WARCRIMES
How to try and CYA - Bush style.
(tags: bush guantanamo politics congress youtube)

These Shoes Mermaid For Walkin’ on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Picture/Photo: Rainbow Eucalyptus trees. Maui, Hawaii, USA
What painterly (Gauguin? Van Gogh?) trees! From Hawaii, of course. The rainbow eucalyptus. Go a few photos forward for close-ups [...]

links for 2008-01-23

The 40 Worst Lyricists In Rock — #1 Article on Blender :: The Ultimate Guide to Music and More
I guess I don’t know jack about lyrics. Some of the songs criticized are ones I like. I don’t see John Hyatt, Dylan or Simon & Garfunkel on there (were they just spared or actually good?).
(tags: music [...]

links for 2008-01-21

YouTube - Parkinson: Patrick Stewart - Baldness
Patrick Stewart talks about becoming bald at 19. I’ll have to look for pictures of him then when I have a moment.
(tags: patrick_stewart baldness hair fashion)

links for 2008-01-19

poppytalk: illusions from blueprint
“this one done up using clip art blown up and then decoupaged. what i like is the idea of the image of a chest on a chest.”
(tags: design furniture decoupage chest)

links for 2008-01-17

Jackie Kucinich - Polichicks Online
“Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich’s daughter Jackie at a book party in DC.”
(tags: kucinich)

McCainBlogette.com
The Blogettes include Meghan McCain, John’s daughter.
(tags: mccain politics blogs women)

McCain’s daughter blogs about dad, fashion
Apparently, Henry Kissinger’s shoes made an impression on her.
(tags: news blogs mccain politics 200

Listen, pal.

Meghan McCain and father on campaign trail. (Photo)
What may be “the most devastating response to a potentially troublesome political issue.” (carpetbagging)
“Listen, pal. I spent 22 years in the Navy. My grandfather was in the Navy. We in the military service tend to move a lot. We have to live in all parts of the country, [...]

Zen in SF book reviews

I don’t know if I’ll read the book, but browsing the reviews for Shoes Outside the Door: Desire, Devotion, and Excess at San Francisco Zen Center has been fascinating. Here’s an excerpt from one review:
“IMHO, Buddhism in America all too often has little to do with Buddhism, and everything to do with “The Buddhist Scene,” [...]